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ZERO1 is commissioning an open call with Northern Spark, a free, dusk to dawn, participatory arts festival that presents visual arts, performance, films, and interactive media indoors and outdoors in both Minneapolis and St. Paul. For this call, we are looking to co-commission a nighttime public art project that would work within the dynamic contexts of both Northern Spark and the ZERO1 Biennial. By “platform” project, we mean a temporary project that will include the creation of a re-deployable platform for activation within the city infrastructure that has the potential be reused for future project. The theme of Northern Spark in 2012 is “Think and Wonder” and the theme of the 2012 ZERO1 Biennial is “Seeking Silicon Valley.”

Prix Ars Electronica is an open platform for various disciplines at the intersection of art, technology, science and society. The event calls for entries in seven categories, including a youth competition.

ZERO1 is looking for a creative artist or artist team to design our wayfinding signage for the 2012 ZERO1 Biennial. We are seeking qualifications for an innovative solution! The 2012 Biennial will be a regional-wide event spanning San Jose, San Francisco and the East Bay. The signage and wayfinding system will need to display ZERO1’s brand creatively, and also to be useable/adapted in different sizes, for different locations, while integrating technology, where possible, in order to be interactive.

We are looking for someone who has:
• Experience designing larger-scale graphics; knowledgeable about physical production
• Capable of translating the Biennial brand into the design
• Open to exploring innovative options but sensitive to a nonprofit’s budget constraints
• Available to see the project from design through execution and make changes as needed
• Engaged/inspired by contemporary art and artists

Don't miss Get Lucky: The Culture of Chance, now open at the SOMArts Cultural Center. Curated by Justin Hoover and Hanna Regev, the exhibition provides a multimedia and multidimensional look at fine art practices that investigate the implications of "chance operations in the arts and across cultural beliefs, values and practices." Over 30 artists are participating in Get Lucky, including two of ZERO1's alums Tim Roseborough and Scott Kildall. Don't miss the opening reception is this Friday from 6-9pm. Get Lucky will run until January 26th with a closing reception panel.

ZERO1 is please to announce that we are the official fiscal sponsors of Bay Lights. The Bay Lights is an iconic light sculpture designed by internationally renowned artist Leo Villareal. Similar to the ambitious lighting of the Eiffel Tower for its 100th anniversary, it will commemorate the Bay Bridge’s 75th Diamond Anniversary – at 7x the scale of the famous Parisian landmark – by installing 25,000 LED lights onto the bridges’ cables, networked to create a spectacular, animated array across the West Span. This installation will live for two years, providing a stunning fine arts experience for the entire Bay Area and its visitors with the goal of illuminating the arts both locally and globally. Check out what is being said about the project through Bay Area News Group. We are excited to be a part of The Bay Lights. If you would like to make a donation to the project, you can through Causes at: http://www.causes.com/campaigns/182007.